Posts tagged with: living with MS

living with MS

New flash: I still have MS

Here’s the thing: If you’ve had MS for years and you’ve gone through these early years of highs and lows and more lows and lower lows before and you’ve come... Read More

Baby Steps

I’ve been wanting to have a minute to report in on my first infusion with the new goo, more formally known as recently FDA-approved multiple sclerosis DMT, Ocrevus. But I’ve... Read More

Greetings from the Inside

Here’s some news. On what is usually my favorite day ever, that would be hair day, I experienced the first bleach disaster I’ve ever had while in a professional’s chair.... Read More

The Home Stretch is Rough

I’ve been holding it together. Mostly. The two month flush is for real, though, and I’m back to that place where I feel like my body is just out of... Read More

We’ve set a date!

Or, more accurately, so happy for ME! I am running on fumes people. FUMES. Each day further away I get from my last Tysabri infusion gets a little worse. There... Read More

Two Month Flush: The Breakdown Edition

I’ve been feeling particularly shitty lately, as I think most of you probably know. It’s meant taking everything pretty slow, resting a whole lot and pinning a lot of hope... Read More

The problem with “and”

This basic thought has been bothering me all week but it’s such a fundamental “a-ha” moment for me, I feel compelled to record my discovery. It’s so simple it’s kind... Read More

It was a weird (but amazing) day

I’ve been feeling crappy. I cannot lie. I’m super run down. I would sleep 24 hours a day if that were remotely practical. My walking has been meh, even with... Read More

Broken eyes, broken brains and the things we don’t talk about

It’s Sunday and I find myself muddled. Again. I think it’s the weekends where I find myself with lots of time to do nothing, that I struggle. Sometimes it’s not... Read More

In the category of “always learning the hard way…”

I offer this quick update. As evidenced by my schlumping, stomping, dragging, bobbing and weaving all over downtown Pittsburgh today, I can confirm that it is not actually a good... Read More